Southbank Heritage Trail

Southbank – Billabongs to the Bolte Bridge
The boatsheds to Bolte West Precinct

The south bank of the river, c.1985

Introduction
& trail map

Painting of Aboriginal camp c1835 by John Cotton

1. Billabongs

 

Henley-on-Yarra, 1928

2: Boathouse Row

 

Rowing sheds, 1905

3. Princes Bridge

 

Wirth Brothers’ Circus mosaic plaque

4. Arts and Entertainment

 

Canvas-Town, c.1855

5. Canvas Town

 

Punt on the Yarra, Melbourne, 1845

6. Punts and Ferries

 

Merchant Navy Memorial, Southbank

7. Southbank Maritime Precinct and Merchant Navy Memorial

Map, 1876

8. Wet Docks, Dry Docks and the Pumphouse

 

Polly Woodside

9. Polly Woodside

 

Robur Tea House and the new Spencer Street Bridge

10. Robur Tea House

 

Seafarers Rest Bridge, showing Berth No 5 crane in background

11. Seafarers Bridge

 

Jones Bond Store, 1973

12. Warehouses, Goods Sheds and Bond Stores

Low bridges across the river

13. River Port Shifts Downstream

The south bank of the river, c.1985

14. ‘Yarra Edge’ and Recreational Boating

Bolte West Precinct, 2025

15. Bolte West Precinct

 

Bolte Bridge

16. Bolte Bridge